• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.1001-1006
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• 2011

To determine the efficiency of copper (Cu) supplementation, a feeding experiment was carried out with 240 day old broiler chicks (vencobb-100). Birds were divided into four dietary treatments: i) C - no additives, ii) $T_1$-75 mg inclusion of Cu/kg diet, iii) $T_2$-150 mg inclusion of Cu/kg diet, iv) $T_3$-250 mg inclusion of Cu/kg diet. The present study was carried out in the Department of Animal Physiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India for a period of 42 days (6 weeks). Growth performance was measured in terms of live weight gain, cumulative feed intake and feed conversion ratio at the end of $21^{st}$ and $42^{nd}$ day of the experiment and the result was found to be encouraging for commercial enterprises when the chickens were fed at 150 mg Cu/kg ($T_2$) of their diet. Excess dietary copper more than 150 mg/kg reduced the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration in blood and resulted in the accumulation of copper in the liver with decreased blood Hb concentration and packed cell volumes (PCV). Copper supplementation increased the total erythrocyte count (TEC) as copper is involved in erythropoiesis. But, from the result it is indicated that the dietary copper concentration could not alter the total leukocyte count (TLC). In case of different leucocytes count (DLC), there were no significant differences observed among the different treated groups. Statistical analysis showed significant (p<0.01) difference in plasma concentration of copper, zinc, ferrous and cholesterol among the different copper treated groups. The result indicates that supplementation of copper is an effective way of improving the production performance and haematological parameters in broiler chicken.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.538-545
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• 2017

Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of cupric citrate (CuCit) on growth performance, antioxidant indices, serum lipid metabolites, serum immune indices, and tissue residues of copper (Cu), zinc, and iron in weaned pigs. Methods: A total of 180 weaned pigs ($Duroc{\times}Landrace{\times}Large$ White) with an average body weight of $8.98{\pm}1.21kg$ were randomly assigned to a corn-soybean meal control ration, or 4 similar rations with 30, 60, 120, or 240 mg/kg Cu as CuCit. All diets contained 10 mg/kg Cu as cupric sulfate from the vitamin-mineral premix. The experiment was divided into two phases: 0 to 14 d (phase 1) and 15 to 28 d (phase 2). Results: Average daily gain (ADG; linearly, p<0.01) and average daily feed intake (ADFI; linearly and quadratically, p<0.05) were affected by an increase in CuCit during phase 2. Overall period, ADG (p<0.05) and ADFI (p<0.01) were linearly increased with increasing dietary levels of CuCit. Serum malondialdehyde concentrations (p<0.05) and glutathione peroxidase activity (p<0.01) linearly decreased and increased respectively with an increase in CuCit. Serum levels of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase were linearly affected with an increase in CuCit (p<0.01). Hepatic malondialdehyde levels decreased with an increase in CuCit (linearly and quadratically, p<0.01). Serum total cholesterol concentrations were quadratically affected (p<0.05) and decreased in pigs fed Cu as CuCit at 60 and 120 mg/kg and increased in pigs fed 240 mg/kg Cu as CuCit. Serum high-density lipoprotein concentrations were linearly affected with an increase in CuCit (p<0.01). Serum $IL-1{\beta}$ levels were quadratically affected (p<0.05) by dietary treatment. Compared with other treatments, 240 mg/kg Cu from CuCit quadratically increased hepatic (p<0.01) and renal (p<0.05) Cu concentrations, and quadratically decreased hepatic and renal iron concentrations (p<0.05). Conclusion: Cu administered in the form of CuCit at a dosage range of 30 to 60 mg/kg, effectively enhanced the growth performance and antioxidant status of weaned pigs.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제16권sup1호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2022

In the current years, it has now become necessary to establish standards for micronutrient intake based on scientific evidence. This review discusses issues related to the development of the 2020 Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans (KDRI) for magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu), and future research directions. Following issues were encountered when establishing the KDRI for these minerals. First, characteristics of Korean subjects need to be applied to estimate nutrient requirements. When calculating the estimated average requirement (EAR), the KDRI used the results of balance studies for Mg absorption and factorial analysis for Zn, which is defined as the minimum amount to offset endogenous losses for Zn and Mg. For Cu, a combination of indicators, such as depletion/repletion studies, were applied, wherein all reference values were based on data obtained from other countries. Second, there was a limitation in that it was difficult to determine whether reference values of Mg, Zn, and Cu intakes in the 2020 KDRI were achievable. This might be due to the lack of representative previous studies on intakes of these nutrients, and an insufficient database for Mg, Zn, and Cu contents in foods. This lack of database for mineral content in food poses a problem when evaluating the appropriateness of intake. Third, data was insufficient to assess the adequacy of Mg, Zn, and Cu intakes from supplements when calculating reference values, considering the rise in both demand and intake of mineral supplements. Mg is more likely to be consumed as a multi-nutrient supplement in combination with other minerals than as a single supplement. Moreover, Zn-Cu interactions in the body need to be considered when determining the reference intake values of Zn and Cu. It is recommended to discuss these issues present in the 2020 KDRI development for Mg, Zn, and Cu intakes in a systematic way, and to find relevant solutions.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 1993

This study was carried out to estimate the relationship between dietary intake, blood level, and urinary excretion of minerals and blood pressure in 30 healthy adults living in rural area of Korea(12 males and 18 females). Analysis for the nutritional status of the subjects were performed by 3-day dietary intake record, duplicated diet collection, 24-hour urine collection, and venous blood sampling before measuring blood pressure. The mean blood pressure of subjects was 117.50/80.83mmHg in males and 110.00/73.89mmHg in females. The mean daily intakes of Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn estimated for 3 days were 199.97mEq, 49.56mEq, 452.50mg, 725.57mg, 240.40mg, 12.48mg, 3.41mg, 8.28mg, respectively. The serum concentration of Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn were 139.83mEq/dl, 4.06mEq/dl, 8.86mg/dl, 3.28mg/dl, 2.13mg/dl, 0.12mg/dl, 0.12mg/dl, 0.14mg/dl, respectively. The 24-hour urinary excretions of Na, K, Ca, p, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn estimated for 169.60mEq, 39.37mEq, 80.40mg, 398.97mg, 64.77mg, 0.21mg, 0.07mg, 0.29mg, respectively. No significant correlation was found between dietary intake, serum concentration, and urinary excretion of minerals and blood pressure. But, the serum Ca/Mg ratio showed negative correlation with the systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the level of significance of 5%. The study verifies the need for more systematic studies on interrelationship among minerals and mineral requirements in normotensive and hypertensive subjects.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2010

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of low concentrations of organic and inorganic dietary trace minerals on broiler performance and trace mineral digestibility along the small intestine of 35-day-old broiler chickens reared under floor-pen conditions. Eight hundred male, day-old Cobb broiler chickens were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments (25 birds per pen with 8 replicates per treatment). Broilers fed diets supplemented with 4, 20, 40 and 30 mg/kg, respectively, of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn from organic chelates and inorganic salts achieved the same body weight gain as those supplemented at the NRC levels (8 mg Cu, 40 mg Fe, 60 mg Mn and 40 mg Zn/kg, respectively) from inorganic salts. However, birds fed a control diet without any supplementation at dietary levels of 7.4-8.8, 60.1-69.2, 14.6-15.4 and 19.1-20.6 mg/kg of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn, respectively, had decreased feed intake and growth rate. There was no significant difference in the digestibility of Cu in all regions of the small intestine. Throughout the small intestine the apparent absorption of Mn from both organic and inorganic sources was small, whereas the digestibility of Zn seemed to be more complex, exhibiting differences in the apparent absorption due to both mineral source and intestinal site. Therefore, the digestibility of organic Zn was improved (p<0.01) in the ileum compared to inorganic Zn. The digestibility of Zn in the duodenum was smaller (p<0.05) than that in the ileum.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.528-532
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to analyse copper intake and effect ofZn(30mg ZnSO4/d) supplementation on plasma copper level of Korean adults. Daily Cu intakes were studied in ninety subjects aging 20-20 years. Among them twenty four subjects participated in 6 weeks Zn supplementation study. The men consumed 1.47($\pm$0.64)mg of Cu and the women consumed 0.98($\pm$0.43)mg of Cu daily. the most abundant sources of Cu was meat, fish, egg and soybean group, the second was cereal and grain group and the third was vegetable group. These three groups supplied about 90% of copper in the subjects. The plasma copper level of the subjects was not changed much until two weeks of Zn supplementation. However, after two weeks of Zn supplementation plasma copper level was reduced continuously during the experiment. There was no significant difference in plasma Cu level between control and supplement group of the men, while the supplemented women showed significantly lower plasma Cu level than control group at week 4(p<0.01) and week 6(p<0.05). Although plasma Cu level of the subjects was slightly changed, its concentration in plasma was still in normal range in all groups and no one showed clinical Cu deficiency. Therefore the Zn supplementation of RDA level doesn't seem to cause any adverse effect on Cu status.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.458-467
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• 1986

서울시내의 대중음식점에서의 판매되는 식사 유해 중금속 (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn)의 오염정도를 분석하고 이들 식사로 부터 섭취하게 되는 중금속의 1일 총섭취량을 계산하였다. 시료는 설릉탕(또는 갈비탕), 육개장, 된장찌게백반, 비빔밥, 비빔냉면이며 이들을 다시 고형물과 국물로 분리하여 원자흡광분광광도계로 중금속 함량을 분석 하였다. 전 지역의 식사 105점중 고형물과 국물에서의 평균 농도는 각각 Cd 0.034ppm, 0.017ppm, Pb 0.179ppm, 0.073ppm, Cu 0.491ppm, 0.308ppm, Zn 4.624ppm, 1.403ppm이었으며 대중식사 1식당 중금속의 평균함량은 Cd $28{\mu}g$, Pb $145{\mu}g$, Cu $416{\mu}g$, Zn $3654{\mu}g$이었다. 대중식사로 부터 섭취하게 되는 중금속의 1인당 1일 총섭취량을 추정해보면 Cd $84\;{\mu}g$, Pb $434\;{\mu}g$으로 FAO/WHO의 허용량보다 약간 높았으나 Cu와 Zn은 유해한 수준이 아니었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1322-1327
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• 2006

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of supplemental copper (Cu) chelates (methionine, chitosan and yeast) on the performance, nutrient digestibility, serum IgG level, gizzard erosion, Cu content in the liver and excreta and the level of total cholesterol in breast muscle and serum of broiler chickens. Two hundred and forty hatched broiler chickens (Ross$^{(R)}$ 208) were assigned to 4 treatments: control, 100 ppm Cu in methionine chelate (Met-Cu), 100 ppm Cu in chitosan chelate (Chitosan-Cu) and 100 ppm Cu in yeast chelate (Yeast-Cu). Each treatment had six replicates of 10 (5 males+5 females) birds each. Weight gain and feed intake tended to be higher in Cu chelate treatments than the control; weight gain was significantly higher in the Met-Cu chelate treatment and feed intake was significantly higher in the Yeast-Cu chelate treatment than the control (p<0.05). Feed/gain was significantly different between treatments in which Met-Cu was lowest followed by the control, Chitosan-Cu and Yeast-Cu. DM availability was increased by Cu chelates among which chitosan-Cu showed the highest DM availability. Cu chelates supplementation tended to increase gizzard erosion index, and Cu content in the liver was highest in the Met-Cu treatment. Supplementation of Cu chelates tended to decrease total cholesterol level in breast muscle and serum but tended to increase the level of HDL in serum. It was concluded that dietary supplementation of 100 ppm Cu in chelates increased weight gain, feed intake and DM availability. Met-Cu was more effective than Chitosan-Cu or Yeast-Cu in improving productivity of broiler chickens.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.583-592
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• 2005

한우 거세우에 대한 Cu의 급여효과를 규명하기 위하여 농후사료중의 Cu 수준을 사료 kg당 7 mg, 12 mg 또는 17 mg의 3개 처리구에 각 5두씩 계 15두를 공시하여 435일간 비육시험을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 일당증체량은 비육전기, 비육중기 및 비육후기 전기간에 걸처 Cu 7mg, 12mg 또는 17 mg 급여구간에 차이가 없었고 비육 전기간 평균에서도 각각 0.75, 0.76, 0.75kg으로서 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 사료섭취량은 처리구간에 비육전기에는 9.21-9.64 kg, 비육중기에는 9.53-9.75kg, 비육후기에는 10.09-10.93 kg으로 비육시기별로 큰 차이가 없었고 비육전기간에는 9.86-10.21 kg으로 처리구간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 사료효율은 비육전기에는 11.08-11.72, 비육중기에는 13.60-14.34, 비육후기에는 14.01- 15.20으로 처리구간에 큰 차이는 없었고 비육전기간에서도 13.31-13.99로 처리간에 차이가 없었다. 한우 거세우에게 Cu를 급여하였을 때 도체율은 58.4-59.2%로 처리구간에 차이는 없었다. 육량등급중에서 등지방두께는 8.2-10.4 mm로 처리구간에 큰 차이는 없었다. 배최장근단면적은 대조구와 12 mg 및 17 mg 급여구가 각각 78.4, 82.2 및 79.8 $cm^2$로 처리구간에 차이는 없었다. 육량지수는 68.10-68.91로서 처리구간에 차이는 없었다. 육량등급은 모두 B 등급으로서 처리구간에 차이가 없었다. 육질등급에서 가장 중요한 요인인 근내지방도는 Cu 7mg, 12mg 또는 17mg 급여구가 각각 3.6, 4.8 및 4.2로서 12 mg 첨가구가 약간 높게 나타났으나 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 육색, 지방색, 조직감 그리고 성숙도 등에서도 Cu 첨가구간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 육질등급은 처리구간에 모두 1등급을 받았고 Cu 수준간에 차이가 없었다. 경제성분석 결과 조수익은 대조구에서는 두당 2,577,483원, Cu 12mg 급여구는 2,920,432원, Cu 17mg 급여구는 2,653,227원으로써 Cu 12 mg 급여구가 7mg 급여구에 비해 13.3%, 17 mg 급여구에 비해 10.1%가 높게 나타났다. 이상과 같은 결과들을 종합해 볼 때 한우 거세우에게 농후사료 중에 Cu를 사료 kg당 7, 12 또는 17 mg을 넣어 주었을 때 성장, 육량 및 육질등급에서는 처리간에 차이가 없었으나 경제성에서는 12 mg 급여구가 조수익이 높았다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2011

본 연구는 구리 공급원들이 육계의 생산성, 영양소 이용률, 혈액 성상 및 근육과 간의 광물질 함량에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 Cu sulfate, Cu-soy proteinate(Cu-SP), Cu-methionine chelate(Cu-Met)를 비교시험하였다. 육계(Ross$^{(R)}$) 1,000수를 공시하여 4처리 5반복으로 반복당 50수씩 완전 임의 배치하여 자유 섭식케 하였으며, 35일간 전기(0~3주), 후기(4~5주)로 나누어 실시하였다. 처리구들은 대조구, Cu sulfate($CuSO_4{\cdot}5H_2O$으로 Cu 200 ppm), Cu-Met(Cu-methione chelate으로 Cu 200 ppm), Cu-SP(Cu-soy proteinate으로 Cu 200 ppm)등 총 4처리였다. 증체량에서는 후기와 전(全)사양 시험 기간 동안 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01, 후기; p<0.05, 전(全)사양 시험 기간) 높았으며, 사료 섭취량에서는 전기에서 Cu-Met가 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.01) 적었다. 사료 요구율(FCR)은 전(全)시험 기간 동안구리 첨가구들이 대조구에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.01) 낮았다. 생산지수(PEF)는 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01) 높았다. 영양소 이용률은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 혈중 백혈구(WBC)와 호산구(EO)의 수는 구리 첨가구들이 낮았으며, 다른 leukocytes와 erythrocytes는 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 근육 내 구리 함량은 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 가슴과 날개 근육 내 아연 함량은 구리 첨가구들에서 감소하였으나, 다리근육에서는 Cu sulfate 구에서 증가하였다. 간 내 구리 함량은 구리 첨가구들이 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로(p<0.01) 높았다. 결론적으로 Cu sulfate, Cu-Met, Cu-SP는 육계의 증체율과 사료 요구율을 유의하게 개선하였으며, Cu 200 ppm 첨가 수준에서 Cu 공급원들 간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다.